Christians, how can we say that we love God but...?
do not keep His Ten Commandments which are based on love for Him and for our neighbors?
@ Oli: I don't where you got the idea that I don't sin because we are all sinners, we all fall short of the glory of God. However, Jesus did say, "if you love Me, keep My commandments." He did not seem to think that it would be an impossible thing for us to do. Paul said that love fulfills the law. And I was referring to the Christians who claim that since we are under grace we are not longer required to keep the Ten Commandments. Should we make void the law because we have received God's grace?
@ Ignoramus: I agree that being Christians does not mean that we are no longer capable of sinning. As long as we live in this sinful world we will face temptations that could lead us to sin but we have our God who will forgive us once we repent and turn away from these sins. We love God but we have to show Him. God showed us how much He loved us by sacrificing His Son so that through Him we would not perish but have everlasting life. We show God that we love Him by doing what He asks of us. He asks us to keep His commandments which He said He would write in our hearts. Paul tells us in Romans 2:14, 15 that the Gentiles followed the spirit of the law rather than the letter. The law was written in their hearts. They were not just hearers of the law but doers. They did naturally the things contained in the law and were a law unto themselves. Paul said that the doers of the law shall be justified (verse 13).